FNUS76 KOTX 211913
FWSOTX

SPOT FORECAST FOR RADIO...NEWICC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1213 PM PDT FRI SEP 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1129 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FIRE
THIS AFTERNOON. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL UNDERCUT THE RIDGE
RESULTING IN INCREASING HIGH CLOUD COVER ON SATURDAY WITH SLIGHTLY
COOLER AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS. A SMALL CHANCE FOR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BUT
THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
FIRE. A COLD FRONT PASSAGE IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON WITH CHANCES OF
ANY RAINFALL EXPECTED TO BE SMALL. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO COOL
OFF TEMPERATURES AND INCREASE RH VALUES THROUGH MID WEEK AND WILL
SHIFT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER
                    700 PM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING AFTER
                    1000 AM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100 AM.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SVH
REQUESTED BY...ED WALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120921.RADIO.01/OTX